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On Display: House - Kershner Kitchen
Teapot
1799
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0633
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0633
Object Name
Teapot
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1799
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Band around underside of upper rim
Inscription: Sgraffito "Gott seyne. euch in essen und Schrincken(sic) oder"
Type: Inscription
Location: Under handle
Inscription: Sgraffito "1799"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pulled
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
Dimensions (inches)
5.63 (H) x 8.701 (L) x 5.945 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.3 (H) x 22.1 (L) x 15.1 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
OL from handle to spout.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 112Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). pp. 5-11.
• Published on p. 6, figure 3.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
• Published: p. 278, fig. 121.